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DFW Dallas–Fort Worth ⇄ LHR London

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (United States) and London Heathrow Airport (United Kingdom): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance7,627 km4,739 mi4,118 nautical miles
DFW → LHR9 h 05 minestimated block time
LHR → DFW10 h 25 minestimated block time
Clock change+5 hLondon vs Dallas–Fort Worth, today
Great-circle route from Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW) to London (LHR)DFWDallas–Fort WorthLHRLondon
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

DFW → LHR

9 h 05 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 42° (NE).

Leave Dallas–Fort Worth Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive London Sun 8 Nov, 01:05 local +1 day.

LHR → DFW

10 h 25 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 296° (WNW).

Leave London Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Dallas–Fort Worth Sat 7 Nov, 14:25 local.

DFW-bound flights are the slower direction by about 80 minutes in our estimate: the route runs mostly east–west through latitudes where the prevailing westerly winds at cruise height are strong, so heading east rides a tailwind and heading west fights a headwind. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance7,627 km · 4,739 mi · 4,118 nmi
Initial heading42° (NE) from DFW; 296° (WNW) from LHR
Farthest from the equator56.1°N — the path arcs north of both airports
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip38% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

DFWAmerica/Chicago — UTC−5 now; UTC−6 standard time, UTC−5 during daylight saving time
LHREurope/London — UTC+0 now; UTC+0 standard time, UTC+1 during daylight saving time
DifferenceLondon is 5 hours ahead of Dallas–Fort Worth today.

Jet lag, flying DFW → LHR. Your body clock has to move 5 hours earlier, like an eastward trip. A common rule of thumb is that the body clock adjusts by roughly one time zone a day, so expect up to about 5 days to fully adjust. Shifting earlier (as here) is usually the harder direction; morning daylight at the destination helps. Flying the other way, the shift is reversed.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

DFW Dallas Fort Worth International AirportDallas–Fort Worth, United States · longest runway 13,401 ft4,085 m LHR London Heathrow AirportLondon, United Kingdom · longest runway 12,799 ft3,901 m

More routes from DFW and LHR

DFWIAH Dallas–Fort Worth – Houston 362 km225 mi · 1 h 25 min DFWORD Dallas–Fort Worth – Chicago 1,291 km802 mi · 2 h 25 min DFWLAS Dallas–Fort Worth – Las Vegas 1,695 km1,053 mi · 3 h 10 min LGADFW New York – Dallas–Fort Worth 2,231 km1,387 mi · 3 h 50 min DFWHND Dallas–Fort Worth – Tokyo 10,378 km6,448 mi · 13 h 50 min DFWMEL Dallas–Fort Worth – Melbourne 14,475 km8,995 mi · 18 h 15 min LHRMAN London – Manchester 243 km151 mi · 1 h 20 min LHROSL London – Oslo 1,206 km749 mi · 2 h 20 min LHRTLV London – Tel Aviv 3,589 km2,230 mi · 4 h 50 min LHRANU London – St. John's 6,553 km4,072 mi · 9 h 05 min LHRSEZ London – Mahé 8,176 km5,080 mi · 10 h LHRSYD London – Sydney 17,021 km10,576 mi · 19 h 30 min

Routes of a similar length

JFKGRU New York – São Paulo 7,664 km4,762 mi · 9 h 35 min YVRHND Vancouver – Tokyo 7,558 km4,697 mi · 10 h 25 min SEAHND Seattle – Tokyo 7,711 km4,792 mi · 10 h 35 min GIGLIS Rio de Janeiro – Lisbon 7,715 km4,794 mi · 9 h 40 min

Need a different pair? The flight-time calculator works for any two of 3,245 airports. Not covered: which airlines fly this route, schedules, fares and live status — that data is proprietary and we don’t guess it.

Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).